meal ideas - help me brainstorm

[Contrary Housewife]

I have a list of things that need to be used up, help me come up with menu ideas....

idaho potatoes, cabbage
carrots, onion
cherry tomatoes, bell pepper
lime, turnips
lettuce , apple
swiss chard , beets
cucumber, poundcake
hot dog buns, hamburger buns

chicken thighs, rib tips
pork shoulder, boneless sirloin
smoked beef (small amount)
hot dogs

I also have a well stocked freezer with any kind of meat imaginable in it, but this stuff needs to get eaten first. A lot of the vegs are coming from my garden and I am running out of refrigerator space!

I'm thinking...

great big garden salad
hot dogs
beet salad
pork shoulder bbq sandwiches
cole slaw

Any other ideas?

[TigerGirl1226]

Veggie Soup?

[pollypurebred39]

Colcannon and hot dogs

Irish Colcannon (Creamy Potatoes and Cabbage) - 230332 - Recipezaar

Chicken & Chard soup

Garlicky White Bean Soup with Chicken and Chard Recipe - Judith Barrett | Food & Wine

Healthy carrot muffins for breakfast

Healthy Carrot Muffin Recipe : Food Network Kitchens : Food Network

Pork and apple coleslaw

Apple Coleslaw Recipe - Allrecipes.com

Braised beef tips with mashed turnips

Mashed Turnips: Easy Healthy Vegetable Side Dish

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/rec...ps121804.shtml

Disney's Lime Salad Dressing to go with that big salad you were thinking of

http://www.grouprecipes.com/46802/di...-dressing.html

[Palooka]

You could do a stir fry with some of the veggies and chicken. A cp meal with the pork, potatoes and carrots.

Pound cake for breakfast.

[Libby]

Random thoughts off the top of my head:

* Veggie cabbage rolls? Instead of meat and rice use very seasoned veggies and mix a tiny bit mashed taters
* asian style chicken in lettuce cup wraps
* stew with the sirloin
* veggie stew/ragout
* stuffed taters with a veggie sautee
* baked/steamed/stewed ribs or chicken in oven with veggies & tomato juice/sauce
* pot pie'ish type casserole - layered veggie/meat dish - lasagna
style.
* big salad w/sliced steak or steak and salad
* pork shoulder, with salad and mashed turnip/apple
* sautee the greens to go with a meat & tater dish
* juice some of the beets, apple, carrot and tomato
* veggie subs on hotdog buns

Can you use the excess buns to make a bread pudding or croutons or just for garlic toast (dinner) or plain in the am's?

[sunshine]

Shred equal amounts of cabbage, carrots, turnips - mix well and steam until crisp/tender. . .add salt and pepper to taste and serve with garlic butter drizzled over.

[Kitchenbunny]

When you've done a cp pork shoulder, retain some and mix with BBQ sauce - that will make pizza for another night with some of the veggies, perhaps.

Another way is to do a kind of hash meal. Cook and chop some of the potatoes, mix with some cooked veggies, smoked beef and chopped hot dogs and mix up some tomato paste or puree, add some herbs and perhaps a bit of garlic and let it cook for a few minutes. I love throw-together meals!

KB xx

[Paws]

Well, with the boneless sirloin, lime, tomatoes, onion, bell peppers--make fajitas. Serve with refried beans, shredded lettuce/cabbage mixture, diced tomatoes,, and homemade tortillas.

With the chicken thighs, onions, carrots, turnips, celery, and garlic--make chicken stock for chicken stew/chicken soup/ chicken and dumplings/chicken casseroles...

Pickle and can the beets for a side dish or addition to salads.

Rib tips--marinate and grill.
As the tips are grilling, cook "camp-fire potatoes on the grill too. Add a super sized salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and whatever else looks good...could even add some of the beets.

Hamburger buns...no problem...place a couple slices of either thin sliced turkey or ham lunch meat on bun, top with a slice of cheese...heat up the grill pan, melt butter and make a grilled cheese and turkey/ham sandwich. Serve with apple slices or an apple crumb.

Pork shoulder--make bbq or pulled pork...cook it with onions--make sandwiches with it or have it as a main course without shredding it-slice it...then leftover can be shredded and used for sammies...serve it with cole slaw--(cabbage and carrots) and fried potatoes and onions.

Serve the pound cake as dessert with any of the meals...

The swiss chard can be added to soups...veggie or cream based. ((not sure how to cook it or to use it except in soups...))

Hot dogs and hot dog buns--grilled hot dogs with mustard slaw-made from the cabbage, onions, and carrots. Serve with home french fries. (potatoes)

With the smoked beef--make a hash with potatoes and onions...maybe even add shredded carrots...

Potato's O'brien --Onions, bell peppers, and potatoes fried together makes a great side dish.

**Don't forget about stir fry, fried rice, pot pies, and casseroles...just throw everything in that looks good and cook...